Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) (T34)

PAR-24-137

The Overarching Objective of the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) program is to promote broad participation in the biomedical research workforce by strengthening research training environments and expanding the pool of well-trained students who:

• Complete their baccalaureate degree, and
• Transition into and complete biomedical, research-focused higher degree programs (such as Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.).

The program should provide trainees with the following:

• A broad exposure to foundational biomedical disciplines.
• The skills to acquire the knowledge needed to advance their chosen fields and careers.
• The ability to think critically about important biomedical research questions and approaches that push forward the boundaries of their areas of study.
• A strong foundation in scientific reasoning, rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative and computational approaches, and data analysis and interpretation.
• The skills to conduct research in the safest manner possible, and a commitment to approaching and conducting biomedical research responsibly, ethically, and with integrity.
• Experiences conducting, interpreting, and presenting rigorous and reproducible biomedical research with increasing self-direction.
• The ability to work effectively in teams with colleagues from a variety of cultural and scientific backgrounds, and to promote inclusive and supportive scientific research environments.
• The skills to communicate scientific methodologies and findings to a wide variety of audiences (for example, discipline-specific, across disciplines, and for the public).
• The knowledge, professional skills and experiences required to identify and transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce (for example, the breadth of careers that sustain biomedical research in areas that are relevant to the NIH mission).

Application budgets should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Not Required

May 29, 2024

Marie Harton, Ph.D.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: marie.harton@nih.gov 

Joyce Stamm, Ph.D.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: joyce.stamm@nih.gov

Jeremy McIntyre, Ph.D.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: jeremy.mcintyre@nih.gov